While listening to the lecture, Emily Thompson was very attentive and focused, to the point that her hair would often fall onto William Carter's hand, and she wouldn't even notice.

But later, William Carter's parents had an accident, and he didn't attend classes for a whole month. When he returned, William Carter had become much more withdrawn and sat alone in the last row.

Although Emily Thompson would occasionally glance his way, several times when they passed by each other, Emily Thompson seemed like she wanted to say something, but in the end, she never did.

Of course, William Carter has already moved on from the shadow of that time, but their relationship has faded ever since. Even though they both got into the same university in the same city, it remained the same. That little flutter of emotion from back then was also buried deep in William Carter's heart.

Now, hearing Emily Thompson's voice again, William Carter couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart. Emily Thompson's voice was like a gentle breeze—soft and light.

"It's really... been a long time," William Carter couldn't help but sigh.

Emily Thompson also said, "Yeah, it's been a long time since we last talked."

"By the way, why did you contact me?" William Carter asked.

"I heard from John Thompson that you're really short on money right now? I'm not close with him, just happened to overhear him telling a friend of mine," Emily Thompson said.

William Carter immediately frowned, "What did he say?"

"He was having dinner with my friend. My friend asked him why he kept looking at his phone and who he was chatting with, and he said you were asking to borrow money. I thought maybe you were having some trouble, so I asked for your phone number..." Emily Thompson asked very straightforwardly.

"This John Thompson..." William Carter was speechless. Not only did this guy not pay him back, but he also talked about him like this to others. Seriously, he just can't help but show off.

"Here's what really happened..." William Carter explained the truth.

After listening, Emily Thompson was also indignant: "I knew you weren't that kind of person. He even said you were shameless—honestly... people like that, I told my friend right away not to have anything to do with him. So, does that mean you really are short on money?"

"It's fine, I've already figured out a solution..." William Carter said.

"Your Alipay is your phone number, right? I'll transfer you some money, just pay me back when you're able. We're friends, you don't need to be polite with me. You used to help me with my studies every day, explaining everything so thoroughly, you barely had any free time left, and I never even thanked you for it," Emily Thompson said with a smile.

William Carter was stunned for a moment. Emily Thompson's laughter was still as pleasant as ever...

"Wait, that's not necessary..."

"It's settled, don't be polite, we're friends, right?" Emily Thompson said with a light laugh, her laughter as crisp as wind chimes.

"Of course." After hanging up, William Carter felt a warm feeling in his heart.

He never expected that, at a time like this, someone so unexpected would help him. And from start to finish, Emily Thompson never even asked why he needed to borrow money.

Ding. A notification message arrived. William Carter opened it and was stunned again. The money Emily Thompson transferred was a full twenty thousand.

She even added a message: "A bit more so you have some cushion. If you don't use it all, just keep the rest and pay me back later." At the end, there was a cute emoji of her covering her mouth and laughing.

Looking at this message, William Carter truly felt moved. Although Emily Thompson's family was well-off, she usually lived quite simply. This twenty thousand was definitely her own savings, not something she just gave away lightly.

But as soon as she heard he was in trouble, she immediately called him. When he didn't answer, she kept calling several more times...

William Carter immediately made up his mind. He called her right back, and to his surprise, when she answered, Emily Thompson's tone was a bit nervous: "What is it?"

"..." William Carter couldn't help but laugh, feeling both touched and amused. "Don't worry, I'm not calling to return the money."

"Oh, oh..." Emily Thompson immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly added, "And don't thank me, okay? If you thank me, I'll have to thank you for all the help you gave me before. Without you, how could I have gotten into Jiangbei University..."

"That was nothing." William Carter scratched his head a little embarrassedly, then cleared his throat and said seriously, "Give me your home address."

"Address? Why, are you planning to come over and pay me back in person?" Emily Thompson laughed.

"Don't worry about it, just tell me. I promise I won't do anything bad," William Carter joked on purpose.

"Alright, alright, my home address is..."

"Go ahead, I'll write it down," William Carter put her on speaker and noted down Emily Thompson's address in his memo.

"You actually wrote it down? Now I'm a little nervous. Are you really coming? But if you do come visit, I'd definitely welcome you," Emily Thompson said.

He could tell she was a bit embarrassed. William Carter knew his request was a bit abrupt, but he couldn't worry about that now. Even if it was a little sudden, it was something he had to do.